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>Well, yes, that's how a general strike works. You mean how it doesn't work. Cartels eventually fall apart when there's no way of enforcing the rules (no way t
by rubber_duck 10y ago
>Well, yes, that's how a general strike works.
You mean how it doesn't work. Cartels eventually fall apart when there's no way of enforcing the rules (no way to force someone to strike) because the incentives to cheat (drive during strike) are high.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoI suppose someone could've DDOSd Uber's API to force their hand instead of relying on Travis' navigation of the political waters and moral fortitude (hah!).
- jellicle 10y agoWell, at least in the U.S., general strikes worked great and were so effective for labor that they were banned by law, and remain illegal today.
- Iv 10y agoSuccessful general strikes (a longer list than many people believe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike#Notable_general_strikes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike#Notable_general...) usually enforce it somehow. Possibly through illegal means.