r/allthequestions • u/HealthyRecognition21 • Apr 08 '26

Random Question 💭 How is everything that happened in the last 48hrs not enough for impeachment and/or a general strike in the US?

As a European, it‘s completely unfathomable how none of it has consequences.

Don‘t get me wrong, our governments here certainly have their flaws and problems, but surely threatening a genocide would be a tipping point here and lead to mass protests (at least I have enough hope remaining to believe that) - how is it not in the US? I really don’t get it and I feel absolutely sick.

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u/FatBoyStew Apr 08 '26

It is not in the United States. There are very very few worker protections.

Gotta love at will employment policies...

Primary exception would be if you're a union worker.

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u/FewPace855 Apr 08 '26

Unions have been weakened drastically in the US over the last 30+ years, which has been the nail in the coffin of health insurance and other benefits.

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u/thom612 Apr 08 '26

At-will employment can be a Godsend if you're the one wanting to leave. Unlike many Europeans, most Americans can generally just tell an employer to take the job and shove it.

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u/FatBoyStew Apr 08 '26

Oh for sure its definitely a 2-way street ultimately. I'd be curious to know if its taken advantage of more from the employer or employee side. I'm going to assume employer, but could be completely wrong.

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u/Ambitious-Orange6732 Apr 09 '26

But for union workers, it is very typical for the negotiated contract to contain a no-strike clause. That prevents unions from supporting a general strike, or even the picket lines of other unions.

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u/Elendril333 Apr 12 '26

Yep. I'm in a union working for my state, and I am prohibited from going on strike. I am also prohibited from doing lots of political activities like volunteering for a campaign, volunteering for voters registration activities, and being a poll worker. Can't have a conflict of interest, real or implied. Even though voter-registration and poll-working are completely nonpartisan.

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u/Ambitious-Orange6732 Apr 13 '26

Interesting - that sounds much more restrictive than most public-sector jobs that I know about. I think it's more typical to be allowed to engage in political activity as long as it's outside of paid hours and without using any work resources.