By pdkl95
Escalating the conflict is rarely a good idea. It’s not like this hasn’t been tried before; labor simply had to find more creative ways of taking Direct Action; the “strike” is only one of their options.
The “blue flu” is a traditional way get around that type of threat. A particularly effective tactic is “work to rule”, which is a de facto strike specifically designed to get around threats from management; it’s harder to justify firing someone for following all safety/regulatory requirements.
If an industry is being particularly problematic, this is where it pays to be on good diplomatic terms with other unions, because the “nuclear option” for a network of unions is the General Strike. If management has any sanity at all, they will choose to negotiate well before such tactics become necessary.
Strength in numbers is usually a winning strategy, and the most effective counter is to convince people that they shouldn’t fight back.
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