The 2021 strike wave or Striketober[1] [2]refers to a series of ongoing labor strikes in the United States of America, which is indicative of a heightened sense of class warfare inside the imperialist west.[3][4] Nearly 100,000 workers are involved in these strikes.[1] These demands for better conditions, while not centrally organized by a revolutionary party, could indeed lay the early basis for the establishment of proletarian power over the bourgeoisie dictatorship of the United States.
| Strike | Est. number of workers involved | Start date | Strike Fund links | Specific cause | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Deere | 10,000 factory workers | ||||
| Kellogg's | 1,400 factory workers | ||||
| Nabisco | unknown number of factory workers | ||||
| Spectrum[5][6] | 18,000 electrical workers | ||||
| Warrior Met Coal Mine | 1,100 | ||||
| St. Vincent's Nurse Strike | 800 nurses | ||||
| Sunrise Northeast Inc. caregivers strike | unknown number of caregivers | ||||
| Redbank Valley School District | unknown number of teachers | ||||
| Heaven Hill | 420 distillery workers | ||||
| Reno Bus Drivers Strike |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Striketober” Roars as Nearly 100,000 Workers Authorize Work Stoppages on TruthOut
- ↑ The week in US unions, October 9-16 by Jonah Furman on substack
- ↑ The strike wave in the United States heralds a new stage in the global class struggle by World Socialist Web Site on Oct 13, 2021
- ↑ Thread of current US strikes on Twitter
- ↑ https://twitter.com/StrikeSpectrum
- ↑ https://unplugspectrum.com