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minus-squaresilent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·10 months agowhy are timed strikes a thing? if you tell them when it’s going to end, they’ll just wait you out.
minus-squareComradeSaladlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 months agoIt’s a threat mostly. Gives companies a taste of what can happen, without committing to a full strike.
minus-squaredavellinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-210 months agoOften it’s just the first salvo, leaving them room to escalate if needed.
why are timed strikes a thing? if you tell them when it’s going to end, they’ll just wait you out.
It’s a threat mostly. Gives companies a taste of what can happen, without committing to a full strike.
Often it’s just the first salvo, leaving them room to escalate if needed.