General strike on September 30th. I think that's the universal date. I heard rumors of it circulating around, but I'm not sure when it actually is. That posting suggests at the end of the month. Try to do it if you can. If you can't, that's OK. It will be interesting to see what happens.
This might turn out to be a really big deal. A lot of fast food workers are demonstrating their willingness to push back, which is pretty remarkable. Most workers in the US are firmly embattled and in precarious positions.
A lot of fast food workers (and other service and minimum wage workers) survive on their meager wages by relying on food stamps. House Republicans voted to slash that program finally. I've given up on both parties. They're both corrupt and it is well-known excluding some hangers-on that the political system is completely compromised. But the Republican party at this point attracts some of the most heartless, hypocritical, and sociopathic people in the country. Right and the whole food insecurity thing is a major ingredient to revolution and revolt. Look at Greece. Actual bonafide political fascism is rising in Greece. With shock troops in the street and everything. Though I'm not sure about the food situation. Pretty disastrous though. Garbage piling up. Massive unemployment. Medical shortages. All so the banks can be paid in full.
Anyways. The Strike. I'll be doing it. But then I'm a freelance writer and no one will give a shit. But it'll feel a little nice maybe. I don't know at this point. No one knows what to do but thrash around a bit or find the light in things. And there's something vaguely communitarian about acting in concert with a bunch of strangers, however symbolically and abstractly.
