Autonomous unions, social centers, precarious workers and student groups called a “social strike” against the Jobs Act and austerity. Organizers sought to combine workplace stoppages with blockades and public demonstrations, including people whose insecure work or unemployment made conventional strike forms less accessible. The action widened the meaning of who could claim labor rights.
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What did activists mean by a “social strike” in November 2014?
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The action aimed to include people whose insecure work or unemployment made conventional strikes less accessible.
The 2014 social strike tried to include precarious workers and people excluded from standard strike forms.
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Organizers combined workplace action with blockades and public protest.