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Calls grow for a general strike on US election day
Original: Why we need a general strike on election day: republican business owners are already planning to interfere as much as po
A call is circulating for a general strike on election day, arguing that Republican business owners are already planning to interfere with workers' right to vote. The claim is that employers are scheduling staff whether they are needed or not and denying them sufficient time off to get to polling places, making a coordinated work stoppage necessary to protect access to the ballot.
Why now: Concerns about employer interference with voting access are resurfacing ahead of election day.
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- Why we need a general strike on election day: republican business owners are already planning to interfere as much as possible in their employees right to vote, by scheduling everyone whether they're needed or not, then not allowing sufficient time for employees to get to their… · MissGayle@urbanists.social · 10
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