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Oneironaut

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11. Unfortunately, many workers cannot simply call off work.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:49 AM

6 hrs ago

This is where national strikes in the US inevitably fail, no matter how widely supported they are. Skipping work on one day = being fired for many people, which means not eating or feeding their families. Workers do not have enough rights or power to skip work to send a message. Many can’t even take vacations when they want to, and, sometimes never.

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Unfortunately, many workers cannot simply call off work. Oneironaut 6 hrs ago #11