When you work for a company, employers expect you to earn as little as possible and be happy with it too. When workers realize they are not getting paid enough for the work they do, they are willing to lose their jobs in order to be treated fairly.
Workers go on strike even if they feel they are not being treated with adequate respect. For example, if the work environment is not safe enough, or if the employer tries to "spy" on workers or their conversations with colleagues.
Steps
Step 1. Research the history of the labor movement
Learn as much as you can about capitalism. In this way you will know the system you are dealing with from both points of view: that of your employer, and yours.
Step 2. Recruitment:
try to recruit as many people as possible to involve in your labor movement. Try to approach union leaders at city or regional level. You may also find community groups and organizations that are sympathetic to your cause.
Step 3. Leaders:
Choose leaders for the strike. Choose them carefully, but let the workers have a voice and vote within the group.
Step 4. Plan:
try to find the most effective way to block the company's activities. Make sure the reasons for your cause are understood and that they make the right impression.
Step 5. Rules:
be sure to set rules that members adhere to. Make sure your group uses education and knowledge rather than violence.
Step 6. Stakeout:
recruit at least a hundred people to picket and demonstrate outside the workplace. Alternate marching around the administrative buildings to sit-ins.
Step 7. If the company accepts the conditions set by the movement, celebrate
You have won your case! Congratulations!
Step 8. If the company does not accept your requests, choose whether to return to work, or to continue the strike
But remember: always have a backup plan, trying to find another job.
Advice
- Take care of the most needy workers, such as single mothers, the disabled and those with health problems or major family responsibilities.
- Try to rally around the company for a long period of time. Ask local farmers to provide food for the cause.
- Before starting a strike, always try to settle the matter peacefully with your manager.