It depends on the industry. About 10 years ago there was a government shutdown that looked to have no end in sight. If my memory is correct, air traffic controllers were told they had to work with no pay until the government shutdown ended. They got fed up, walked off their jobs, and almost immediately, the government shutdown was over.
Yeah! that would really show… you?
They have it made. Why would they care?
It depends on the industry. About 10 years ago there was a government shutdown that looked to have no end in sight. If my memory is correct, air traffic controllers were told they had to work with no pay until the government shutdown ended. They got fed up, walked off their jobs, and almost immediately, the government shutdown was over.
The only us air traffic controller strike was in the Reagan years, and it did not have a happy ending
https://www.npr.org/2006/08/03/5604656/1981-strike-leaves-legacy-for-american-workers
I can only hope Reagan is burning in hell now
No-one working means no taxes means no wages for govt employees including congress.
If the host starves so does the parasite.
Also a one month general strike would devastate Wall Street (the main method of admittedly corrupt payment to congress) for years.
It’s fairly extreme but Secessio Plebis works.
Lighting yourself on fire also gets a lot of attention, but nobody wants to live in a homeless camp to send a message to congress and wall street.