• anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Yes, it’s what unions currently do over here. It’s tax free but lower that normal wage.
    During media coverage of negotiations you sometimes hear, “the union has a large strike fund” to imply they are in a strong negotiating position, because they could strike for a long time.

    Going of the fact that Wikipedia only has articles on strike funds it in German and French, I think it’s not done much in American.

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      1 day ago

      I know the big old Unions like auto workers and railroaders tend to have deep strike funds, but I think the smaller ones tend to focus funds on recruiting and benefits.