You Say You Want A General Strike? w/ Marianne Garneau

Calls for a general strike in the United States have become a common phenomenon. Activists and organizers have encouraged general strikes to accomplish goals ranging from climate justice to reproductive justice, and these inspired appeals to massive disruption signal in some respects a desire for fast and dramatic social change. But what is a general strike and how effective are they in accomplishing social change on a societal scale? And can such strikes be imported into the United States? These questions and more are discussed in our conversation with Marianne Garneau. Marianne Garneau wrote the recent article for Organizing Work "You Say You Want A General Strike?" which takes a measured assessment on the effectiveness of generals strikes as they occur in Europe. Marianne Garneau is a labor organizer and editor of Organizing Work, an online platform focused on workplace organizing and strategy. Read the article at: http://organizing.work/2019/08/you-say-you-want-a-general-strike/