####General Strike#####

[nadinbrzezinski]

RT @bayreporta: Some unions in support of #occupyoakland #generalstrike: SEIU local 1021, United Auto Workers, Alameda Central Labor Council

RT @The_IWW: LONGSHOREMEN HAVE SHUT DOWN OAKLAND'S PORT #GeneralStrike #Occupy

(There are conflicting reports on the shutdown)


Shops are closed today in support of the #OccupyOakland #GeneralStrike. Check out this Men's Wearhouse store window: twitpic.com/79ljbj

"" width="150" height="150" alt="Yes @mbattistella @parrishouse1818 here is foto of Men's...


RT @OneSeanMaher: CC President Larry Reid says he's gotten tons of calls from local biz thinking of leaving the city over #OccupyOakland. #OO #GeneralStrike

[Coexist]

1. :) love that pic...

keep us updated if the shutdown is confirmed.. Google is no help as yet.

[Modern_Matthew]

2. Some employees did show up to the Port... but not enough to fully operate it...

Reports are that cranes are not moving. :-)

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. That happens every time

But the fact that is happening is major. Dime on dollar nothing beyond local nooz. That is if things stay calm.

Protesters stay frosty.

[abelenkpe]

3. sweet! nt

[TBF]

4. Are you there Nadin? Hope we can get some video of what's going on ... nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Sorry twitter

I am not there.

[backscatter712]

6. EXCELLENT!!! This is a very good start. n/t

[fishwax]

7. nice job, Men's Wearhouse

:thumbsup:

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I will need classes to make that work. Twitpick, can't get my head around it

[eShirl]

18. wow

not something I expected

[Grown2Hate]

54. SO glad that I rented my tux for my wedding there last month! NT

[a simple pattern]

10. Solidarity!

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Sit in inside Comcast

RT @DustinSlaughter: Members of #OccupyPhilly appear to have started a sit-in INSIDE #Comcast. #generalstrike lockerz.com/s/152654085

http://touch.lockerz.com/s/152653223

[Better Believe It]

12. What Oakland area private and public labor unions have actually called their members out on strike?

So far we have one.

The ILWU at the Oakland port.

Please list the others as you get the information.

Thanks.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. From the op

RT @bayreporta: Some unions in support of #occupyoakland #generalstrike: SEIU local 1021, United Auto Workers, Alameda Central Labor Council

[Better Believe It]

22. The Alameda Labor Council and California Labor Federation have not called a strike.

They are encouraging their affiliated unions to participate in 'noontime worksite actions and joining the 5 p.m. PDT mobilization at Oakland City hall, the labor council and its affiliates will hold a “cookout” to feed everyone taking part."

That is a very significant and positive development but it is not a General Strike and there has been no call for a General Strike today by the major labor federations or their affiliates in the Bay Area.

Here's a good way to determine if a General Strike is actually taking place.

1. Can you shop today at supermarkets or at shopping centers?

2. Can you travel via public transportation or taxi cabs?

3. Are railroads running and are truck drivers trucking?

4. Is downtown shut down.?

Please. Let's not throw around the term "General Strike" if such a strike has not been called by workers organizations and if such a strike is not actually happening.

We'd all love to see a General Strike even if it is not a magic bullet but we can't simply wish one into existence by claiming one is taking place when it isn't!

So let's applaud and support the important positive actions that are now being organized by the labor movement without exaggerating what is is they are doing or just make shit up because it sounds very cool or really radical.

Objectivity and honesty are important virtues in the movement. Let's just stick with the facts. The facts are more than good enough!

Read what labor is doing at:

Unions Stand with Occupy Movement in Oakland and Nationwide
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2229889

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Is the port working?

Have some of the goals been met?

Is capital affected?

Has the cc called for businesses to leave?

Jaysus if you expected a general strike like in ancient days...you really did nt have then ever go off 109%.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. Occupyblog

http://thepeopleoccupy.org/blog/2011/11/02/occupy-oakland-general-strike-live-blog/

Life feeds, just not on mobile.

[Better Believe It]

41. I don't understand that you have a new definition of what a General Strike is.

I always thought a General Strike was a general strike by workers called by those organizations.

But, I didn't know that's an "ancient days" idea and that your new and modern "General Strike" simply means that some group that isn't part of organized labor has called for such a strike thereby making it so even if people don't respond to the call.

Sorry for the error on my part and thanks for the info.

Do you also have a new and more modern definition of a "mass demonstration" .... which now means any action involving five to ten people?

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. Sorry but this is already having an effect

RT @KQEDnews: From KQED's Peter Shuler: City has advised banks to lock doors and only let in customers one by one... #OccupyOakland #GeneralStrike

In reality no general strike goes off 100%. In theory all should shut down. In reality that has never happened.

This is already quite big.

One of the objectives was to affect the flow of capital...read that post on twitter.

It was to affect the flow of goods...port is closed, no goods.

I know history...I'd say they have been pretty successful.

[Better Believe It]

57. The flow of goods to supermarkets and store is uninterrupted.

The railroad and trucking transporatation industries are running.

The big supermarket and department store distribution centers are running.

Sorry but I just hate to see the abuse, misuse and misunderstanding of political terms like "general strike", "fascism" and "fascists" which renders them almost meaningless.

Words have meanings.

Sorry if I seem hard on this but overblown and exaggerated rhetoric is such of waste of time and lessons our credibility.

We have to understand what is really happening, the truth, good and bad, in order to make intelligent decisions.

[backscatter712]

35. Technically, it's illegal for unions to call for supporting strikes.

It's called a secondary strike, and they're illegal according to Taft-Hartley.

So the union's official organization will simply say they stand in solidarity with the people striking without calling for their own members to strike.

However, union members on their own may decide to go wildcat, and that I highly encourage.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. Shh she knows that

Off the record they are, with actions.

[nadinbrzezinski]

46. Apparently the port is facing a slowdown.

[Better Believe It]

44. You have a "secondary strike" confused with a "secondary boycott" which is illegal.

Most labor contracts do not prohibit strikes that are not related to a dispute or other issue regarding an employer labor union contract. Rarely are "political strikes" even mentioned in collective bargaining agreements.

And astute union officials know how to organize work "safety" slow-down, sick-outs, mass union membership meetings during working hours and other effective tactics to get around contract and/or government restrictions regarding the right to strike.

If and when the labor movement decides to organize a general political strike and other mass actions it shall be done .... period.

We won't allow undemocratic laws and governments stand in our way.

[Brickbat]

17. None. The others are strong expressions of support and an encouragement to workers to join in the

day as they see fit. Unions are still respecting the laws that shackle their power; when they stop, then shit will get real.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. More thousands on the march

RT @EastBayExpress: March is now thousands strong. Next stop: state building. #oo #occupyoakland #generalstrike #oostrike

Folks it did go off.

This is history.

RT @EastBayExpress: March is now thousands strong. Next stop: state building. #oo #occupyoakland #generalstrike #oostrike

[Better Believe It]

24. That's what we need all over! Mass marches, rallies and other forms of protest.

That's a huge part of building an independent mass movement.

And I hope that tomorrow we don't hear whining from a few people who say they are "tired of marching" because we didn't "win" power on Wednesday and that big business/Wall Street still control things.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Have you gone down to your local occupy?

I mean this with all seriousness.

[Better Believe It]

34. Yes I have. And you?

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. I post reports regularly.

They are both on du and my site. The ones on my site even have photos and shit.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Women marching

http://twitpic.com/79wr1e" title="Photo: Women marching on banks at Occupy Oakland #oo #General... on Twitpic"><img src="" width="150" height="150" alt="Photo: Women marching on banks at Occupy Oakland #oo #General

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Aerial shot

RT @turnstylenews: Aerial shot of the #generalstrike #occupyoakland @USgeneralstrike marching down 14th on the corner of Telegraph. pic.twitter.com/i6L5gu99

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Personal view

The last time a general strike went off was sixty six years ago. People are relearning all these skills. But even if this is not 100%, they never are, this is huge. This is historic. Mark your calendars. This also points to a massive change in the zeitgeist.

Oh and watching, if I can call them nooz, msnbc. I have yet to hear them mention it. There could not be a starker example of corporate vs people's news. The twitter is our modern version of workers papers. I expect those to come under attack soon.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. Wow

RT @occupyoakland: 5,000 strikers marching down Clay. #generalstrike #occupyoakland #oo

[DeSwiss]

20. K&R n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Check this from grand lake theater

Grand Lake Theater in support of the General Strike. #occupyoakland #GeneralStrike twitpic.com/79n5d1 #fb

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. More editorial

5.000 people marching and a wild cat strike that closes a major port, but MSM is fixed on norman Cain.

First strike in 66 years...and this is where you know what is relevant to the powers that be. Problem is the circus is not keeping the masses that distracted anymore.

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. Wells Fargo shut down

RT @jobelenus: RT @USGeneralStrike: Wells Fargo was SHUT DOWN! #GeneralStrike

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Citi crimes

http://twitpic.com/79xl89"

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. So far peaceful.

But this matters.

Oh and MSM the Kardashians who?

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. Oh teachers we love ya.

RT @FourYawkeyWay: #generalstrike: 18% of Oakland's teachers are absent today, compared to 1% on a normal day:
mercurynews.com/news/ci_192483… #occupyoakland

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. Interesting

RT @occupyoakland: "It's their right, let them strike!" Specialty's manager agreed to give a paid day off for all workers! #solidarity #generalstrike #oo

[tsuki]

37. Am retired, but I stuffed return credit card envelopes today. Did not buy or shop. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

40. I made sure to get all I needed last night same reason

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. SEIU doing traffic control

RT @TheBayCitizen: John (@bayreporta) is reporting that the SEIU is doing some traffic control #occupyoakland #generalstrike #oaklandstrike

No cops to be seen and a festive atmosphere.

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. Lovely....read on city advise to banks.

RT @KQEDnews: From KQED's Peter Shuler: City has advised banks to lock doors and only let in customers one by one... #OccupyOakland #GeneralStrike

[nadinbrzezinski]

45. Live blog from guardian.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/02/occuply-oakland-general-strike-live

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Occupy the banks...

http://yfrog.com/kkivtwzqj

[lonestarnot]

48. Wachachacha!

[nadinbrzezinski]

49. Union presence

RT @occupyoakland: Ironworkers Local 378 in attendance! #occupyoakland #generalstrike

RT @meowomon: Jorge, a manager @WholeFoods Oakland, denies the allegation of firing employees who join the #generalstrike today. #occupyoakland

[nadinbrzezinski]

50. Bank let's employees out early

RT @kateschatz: #ChaseBank employees being let off work. Met w/ cheers, chants of 'join us!' Bank blocked by sitins. #oo #generalstrike twitpic.com/79ynti

[nadinbrzezinski]

51. Bank let's employees out early

RT @kateschatz: #ChaseBank employees being let off work. Met w/ cheers, chants of 'join us!' Bank blocked by sitins. #oo #generalstrike twitpic.com/79ynti

[Zorra]

52. Oakland port prepares for thousands of 'Occupy" general strike protestors

Port of Oakland Director of External Affairs Isaac Kos-Read said all seven marine terminals at the port are at least partially operational today.

Jordan said it has been estimated that some 5,000 people will march on the port later today and that police will facilitate the march to help the group get to their destination safely.

http://www.news10.net/news/article/161311/2/Oakland-port-prepares-for-thousands-of-protestors

[Quantess]

53. K & R

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. Some misinfo

Anti capitalist march breaking windows, spray painting, fighting each other. One building attacked is dry cleaning! #GeneralStrike

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. Dopey me...democracy now is covering this.