A friend of mine just announced that they and their co-workers are going on a strike to protest poor working conditions and pay.
What are some concrete steps I can do to support them? What are some things they can do to ensure the strike gets attention and is successful?
They cannot join a rival business (nature of the industry / position they’re in) and they are picketing.
I could probably take a day off work and show up with food / water. Not sure how helpful that is?
I bet they’d find that extremely helpful.
That’s probably more helpful than you think. It’s often a little discouraging to be out there and watching most of the world just pass by with indifference. Even a couple chirps of a car horn or a high five from a passing stranger helps
Walking the line with them is helpful. A strike with community support will pretty nearly always be more successful than one without.
Excellent! I’ll definitely do that! Thanks for the feedback.