We have an example of what solidarity looks like in the strike against Kaiser

[510cdl]

Look at how many workers are part of this.

https://truthout.org/articles/23-unions-plan-to-strike-together-if-kaiser-fails-to-address-workplace-crises/

(from the article):

“The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP), an American Federation of Teachers affiliate, Local 5017 [representing] roughly 6,000 health care professionals, is one of the 23 unions that together make up the Alliance of Health Care Unions (AHU), a labor federation that comprises over 60,000 Kaiser workers across California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Maryland, Colorado, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. A significant portion of the Alliance membership is bargaining as a single unit, simultaneously negotiating for better wages and conditions at national and local levels. Strike action has been authorized, and the countdown has begun: If management does not return to the table by October 14, Kaiser Permanente will witness an enormous nationwide walkout of more than 40,000 employees.”

On today’s strike:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/kaiser-permanente-five-day-strike-21098942.php

We are one of the largest unions in the US and Canada and we have the resources to get the message out to members that we all need to stand together against bosses and the IBT officials that serve the interests of business over the interests of workers.

Let’s not forget that $150 billion has been earmarked for ICE and detention centers, and we are already seeing the targeting of groups and individuals beyond immigration.

[UnionistIBT]

A good strike on serious issues. I just don't understand the strategy of telling management when the strike will start and when it will end even if there is no movement by management i.e. "5 days".

[510cdl]

A good strike on serious issues. I just don't understand the strategy of telling management when the strike will start and when it will end even if there is no movement by management i.e. "5 days".

Yeah agreed. Not sure why there’s a scheduled end. My guess is that union bureaucrats orchestrated/demanded it, not all the people that work everyday under the current conditions.

[510cdl]

The workers can and should take this beyond the boundaries put up by the business-loyal officials. A recent example is the 2018 wildcat strike by teachers in West Virginia, where tens of thousands of teachers walked off the job together.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/02/teachers-wildcat-strikes-oklahoma-kentucky-west-virginia

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/3/5/people_have_just_had_enough_west

[AlJackson1962!]

Issuing a timeline for the start to end of a strike, can strengthen the Union's position to bar permanent replacements. Also the health care industry has stricter requirements for notice prior to implementing a strike. So, those may be factors that are in play for the Union.

[510cdl]

Issuing a timeline for the start to end of a strike, can strengthen the Union's position to bar permanent replacements. Also the health care industry has stricter requirements for notice prior to implementing a strike. So, those may be factors that are in play for the Union.

Thanks good to know. Of course the goal is to be responsible and rational. I’m always looking at it from a biased point of view, thanks for the reality check.