Occupy Oakland plans general strike

UPI,  31 October, 2011

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Occupy Oakland demonstrators expect tens of thousands of people to participate in a general strike Wednesday in the California city, an organizer said

Flyers announcing the strike said "all banks and corporations must close down for the day or we will march on them." The flyers called for solidarity with the global Occupy movement, an end to police aggression and pledged support for local schools and libraries.

Organizer Tim Simons said organized labor plans to participate.

Simons said the general strike would be "the largest organization project any of us have ever been involved in," and tens of thousands of people were expected to participate, the Oakland Tribune reported Monday.

Because of the diversity of perspectives, "there won't be one center of gravity driving the whole thing," Simons said. 

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