The never-ending strike

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The average labor strike lasts just over 40 days, but a union of coal miners in Alabama has been on strike for over a year and a half. Protesting for that long requires help, both from the community and the economy.

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:07.0	So, Whalen, let's say the indicator goes on strike.
0:15.2	Oh, wow.
0:16.2	That's quite the scenario.
0:17.6	Okay.
0:18.6	Yeah, let's say we could use some more office snacks.
0:21.1	We demand better office snacks.
0:22.6	Yes, exactly.
0:23.6	So, okay.
0:24.6	The indicator strike is on.
0:26.9	And with any strike, there's one big question you got to answer.
0:30.8	How long do you think you can last?
0:32.8	Let's start with one day.
0:34.7	One day, easy peasy.
0:36.2	That's like a snow day.
0:38.0	Okay.
0:39.0	What about one month?
0:40.0	I think it would be tough, but I think I could hold out for a month.
0:44.2	Okay.
0:45.2	Let's bump it up to six months.
0:47.2	I don't know.
0:48.2	That's a long time.
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