June 02, 2004

Tube staff to Strike on Election Day

If only this were America. Actually, if there were a transit strike on election day, more people would be stuck home, and maybe more would bother to vote. It does bring up a nice two channel question, though: why don't Americans vote, and why don't they strike? Do these two phenomena spring from the same source?

Posted by Palabris at June 2, 2004 05:50 PM
Comments

Perhaps a sense of empowerment in general?

And to think, the Brits have it and we don't. Go figure.

Posted by: Quisas at June 2, 2004 11:47 PM

The Brits?? For christsakes, the French! Those weaselly bastards vote regularly, and strike in solidarity whenever a truck driver takes a lunch break. D'accord?

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