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Strike, Belarus!
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The Belarusian working class is making history in front of everyone.

An appeal to Belarusian workers was published by the telegram channel "Belarus is on strike!":

- Workers! In front of everyone, you are making history. You are no longer an attachment to machine tools, as the authorities and the state perceived you. You have shown that the scale of collective action and solidarity can infuriate Lukashenka and make him afraid. Workers have two important advantages over ordinary protesters.

Ordinary protesters come to the protest alone or with several friends; they do not know each other, and it is difficult for them to formulate requests and agree on joint actions. They have no one to turn to except the closed doors of the administrative buildings.

Workers are a team that has the ability to organize meetings, make decisions, make demands. You have direct access to the managers - the servants of the authorities - who are most likely in direct contact, if not with Lukashenka himself, then with his closest circle. Therefore, all your demands become known "there" in a matter of minutes, even when they are allegedly dismissed.

Ordinary protesters are always scared; they are afraid of provocations and violence; they do not count on others' support; they often run away without having achieved their goal.

The workers know each other well: you trust each other and have worked together for many years. It is almost impossible to send a provocateur to you since it cannot be a stranger. The AMAP do not even try to disperse you because they know that you will not run and will not give anyone offense.

To consolidate these advantages, it is necessary to create long-term structures that will represent the interests and convey the demands of workers, especially during a strike.

First of all, it is a strike committee: people elected by you (and necessarily controlled by you) who will be able to make operational decisions and coordinate actions. IMPORTANT! The strike committee should consist of the most resolute and radical members of the collective, who cannot be bribed or talked into something. All his decisions must be under the control of the general meeting of workers in order to avoid any agreements with the authorities behind your back.

It is also necessary to contact independent media in order to promptly inform about your news and establish interaction with other strikers to plan common actions.

Workers also have vulnerability: you risk not only your freedom and health but also your job, your ability to provide for yourself and your family. Therefore, it is important to form mutual aid funds. Many structures in Belarus and Europe already support anyone who suffers losses or was dismissed due to the strike.

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