OPINION: Do's and Don'ts of supporting a strike

Some guidelines and rules to consider when supporting workers during ‘Striketober’

By KRIS LaGRANGE

Over the last few months, there has been a wave of strikes. Nurses in Buffalo and Massachusetts, miners in Alabama, and strikes at Nabisco, Frito Lay, and now Kellogg’s are just a few of the strikes that have taken place over the last few months. Additionally, some 10,000 UAW members walked out last week at John Deere, and IATSE members have approved a strike if talks break down and could walk out any day now. (A tentative settlement was reached last week.)

With so much action going on, some people have started to refer to October as Striketober and the strikes have gotten so numerous since the pandemic started that PayDay Report put together a tracker just to keep up. (interactive map at paydayreport.com/covid-19-strike-wave-interactive-map/)

With so many strikes going on, people may wonder what they can do to help. While some union members are well versed in this, many union and non-union workers are not, so UCOMM decided to put together a guide to help you navigate the do’s and don’ts when someone is on strike.

https://labortribune.com/opinion-dos-and-donts-of-supporting-a-strike/?

This is a very good piece on what you and others can do to support workers who take to the picket lines.