Two friends living in New York City made this website after Roe V. Wade was overturned in 2022, but the concept of a General Strike dates back centuries.

The General Strike is a decentralized network of people and organizations committed to striking once we reach 3.5% of the U.S. population, or 11 million people. We don’t have a traditional “leader” or hierarchical structure, and no one gets paid to do this work. Instead we have an ever shifting network of organizers, all building towards the General Strike in their own ways. Check out our values for more info, and join us!

We take data security very seriously. We limit the personally identifiable information (PII) we collect to just phone number so we can get in touch with folks. Our data is stored with multi-factor authentication, and encrypted both in transit (TLS encryption) and at rest. Your data will never be bought or sold.

Unfortunately, the federal government can decide to subpoena anyone at any point. We’ve consulted with labor lawyers to create this Subpoena Policy to provide complete transparency and slow down the process long enough to inform all Strike Card signers before the data is shared.

Specific demands will come from leaders and experts of existing fights for racial, economic, gender and environmental justice. When the The General Strike has reached 6M Strike Cards, they will be finalized.

For now, our broad list includes, but is not limited to: Climate action. Universal healthcare. Racial justice. Reproductive rights and women’s rights. LGBTQIA+ rights. Disability rights. Raising the minimum wage to a living wage. Immigration reform. Education reform. Gun safety. Tax the rich. Affordable housing. Welfare and child support reform. Voters rights. Constitutional convention. End corporate personhood and reverse Citizens United. Paid family and medical leave. Criminal justice system reform. Workers’ rights. End foreign militarism. Israeli arms embargo.

Sign your Strike Card now to get us closer to the 11M cards we need to Strike!

For our strike to have the greatest impact, we need more people on board. Here’s the plan: we will strike once we have accumulated 11M Strike Cards or 3.5% of the US population and we know we can win.

To help us get there, sign your Strike Card today… and get a few friends to sign too! Si se puede.

Research shows that strikes engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

3.5% of the US population is 11M people. When we have 11M Strike Card signed, we Strike! Sign your Strike Card today.

Everyday people like yourself contribute to various fundraisers started by local chapters. To learn more, head to our Donate section!

A few partners have committed to providing legal guidance for the strike. If you need free and confidential legal help regarding The Strike, please contact:

Info@GeneralStrikeUS.com

Historically, successful general strikes can last from one day to over a month. Recently, a general strike in Panama lasted about a month. In France, a recent general strike lasted several weeks. We are committed to sustaining the General Strike for as long as we can and as long as it takes to have our demands met.

The right to strike is protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and is considered a fundamental labor right for workers in the United States. That said, depending on the sector and industry in which someone works, various laws dictate whether a strike is legal, and when and how a strike can occur.

We believe some amount of “trouble” is necessary to fundamentally change the current system.

During this base organizing phase of 0 - 6M, we are mainly focused on spreading the word and educating Americans to the need for a General Strike. For that reason, all are welcome to sign the strike card so you can be looped into our organizing work!

We will make sure we have 11 million working Americans by the time strike day comes.

If you would like to explore partnership between your organization and ours, please reach out to: Info@GeneralStrikeUS.com

If you are committed to striking on Strike Day, the best thing you can do is sign your Strike Card now, and spread the word to everyone you know.

Then, check out this Welcome Packet to help you learn more about this movement. Most importantly, do whatever you can to sign up more folks.

Have another idea in mind? Let us know what YOU can do to make The General Strike the biggest grassroots movement in American history by emailing us at info@generalstrikeus.com.