• Hagdos@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Ignore all those speculating, this is not the US.

    A striking bus driver might not care, though it could be considered stealing and land him in legal trouble or be fired.

    But it’s mainly the unions that coordinate these strikes. They cannot on a large scale organise illegal strikes without large repercussions.

    In general, striking is well protected in the Netherlands. For example, companies are not allowed to hire strikebreakers or to fire people for striking. When a judge decides that free bus rides isn’t an allowed method of striking, these protections don’t apply either.

    • punkisundead [they/them]@slrpnk.netM
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      5 months ago

      So its more the unions that need to be careful and since there (currently) is not really an alternative for bus drivers to organize themselves and start collective action, the bus drivers are restricted by what the union can legally do. Pretty similar situation in Germany.

      I think strikes should break laws if the ones striling think it might help them.

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      5 months ago

      And this is why Food Not Bombs refuses to ask for permits before feeding the hungry or holding demonstrations. If the government authorizes you to protest, the government holds authority over your protests.