Reply #7: It's not necessarily a strike, but the distinction probably doesn't matter. [View All]

[FBaggins]

I made essentially this same point a few weeks ago when the teachers in WI "called in sick". They're forbidden from striking, but this wasn't a strike, it was a political action.

The problem is that their jobs aren't protected in such a case. Yes, you have a right to assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances... but that doesn't mean that your employer needs to pay you while you're doing it, nor continue to employ you if you stay out.

Additionally, it becomes a strike if the unions vote to hold one, and that's the only way that a significant walkout would happen. So the point becomes moot.