Problem is that people still have to make ends meet somehow. Some can't just miss work like that which is why some of your coworkers will still show up to work. Just not showing up to work sounds fine until you realize that the company you work for has a lot more money than you and can replace you, even lawyers, tech workers, etc. It just becomes a war of who runs out of money first. Not sure if this is all unions, but the ones I've been in give the worker a stipend for striking. This is why people will not just strike like that without something to fall back on. This is what business owners and corporations created. They want everyone to work paycheck to paycheck without the backing of a union so they can't afford to miss work.
harley247 t1_je0wfde wrote
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Problem is that people still have to make ends meet somehow. Some can't just miss work like that which is why some of your coworkers will still show up to work. Just not showing up to work sounds fine until you realize that the company you work for has a lot more money than you and can replace you, even lawyers, tech workers, etc. It just becomes a war of who runs out of money first. Not sure if this is all unions, but the ones I've been in give the worker a stipend for striking. This is why people will not just strike like that without something to fall back on. This is what business owners and corporations created. They want everyone to work paycheck to paycheck without the backing of a union so they can't afford to miss work.