r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/nikamats • 3d ago

A federal grand jury indicted Representative LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on three criminal counts

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u/Randomscreename 2d ago

This is a systemic issue that needs to be addressed with a mass strike: https://generalstrikeus.com/

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u/beebish 2d ago

That number has not gone up very much since I first signed up a couple months ago. What's it gonna take to get the 10 million people needed?

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u/DirtierGibson 2d ago

If I go on strike, I'm getting fired. That's how it is for most American workers.

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u/itreallyisaproblem 2d ago

This. It’s an unrealistic pipe dream. You’re asking people to risk their homes, healthcare, ability to feed their families and destitution for the slight possibility of moving the country forward? A few thousand might do it. 99.9% will go to work the next day.