6 Million US Workers Are on Strike
The silent labor movement no one is talking about
Without any organized protest, with no leadership, and zero coordinated effort, labor may be finally bringing the moneyed class to their knees.
Recently, the US Department of Labor reported that there are about 1 million jobs without anyone to fill them. The published report was careful to frame the problem as “too much of a good thing” as there are 9.8 million jobs for 8.7 million unemployed workers.
What government officials don’t highlight in that report is that more than 6 million workers are simply refusing to return to the workforce.
Despite growing worker resentment, few thought a general strike would happen in the US. Some claimed there aren’t enough unions left for a grassroots movement to be successful — historically these organizations have been the backbone of labor protests.
Amazon has successfully stopped talk of a union in Alabama, allegedly using fear to intimidate workers. Others said protests would be quashed by the feds. Many felt that too many people needed jobs to survive and would selfishly opt to protect their own self-interest rather than tell their boss to “shove it.”
More than a few American workers found their spine. This may be the beginning of a…
