Hot Strike Summer: You’re supposed to hate strikes – and that’s why you should support them

Barristers are striking, rail workers are striking, Post Office workers are striking. What is a strike, why are there suddenly so many, and why should you always support them? Buckle up: this is your primer for hot strike summer. Strikes are punk as fuck and it takes a lot of courage to take part in one. A strike or walkout is a tactic used by people who are demanding better pay and conditions for the work they do, often from exploitative bosses. This could be any one of us, at any time.  Many of us work in jobs we hate at some point and end up eventually leaving when it becomes unbearable. But what if that wasn’t the only option? What if certain things about your job could be improved, like better pay, overtime, or getting rid of a nasty manager? Ch...

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