Category: Antiwork

I have a question, probably warrants a burner account, but whatever. We work for a small business, there are 9 of us currently, with a distant, very removed, very narcissistic business owner. To keep the post short, I think we are to the point amongst the staff that we want to stage a strike/walk-out. How do we go about this? Do we need to implement any legal protections for ourselves as staff?

I just want to recommend lawyerpaige on TikTok. She is an employment lawyer in St. Louis and her page is very helpful and encouraging. Give her a follow.

Background: I was working for a small company that administers 401k retirement plans. I’ve been there since June, and back in December I landed a government job on condition of passing a background check. I passed it. I made the mistake of letting my boss know that I landed a job and should start late February/early March. She took it alright and I’ve been transparent with her about every step of the process, like the background check. 4 days ago, Monday, she hired my replacement. That’s fine and dandy because I told her I’m more than happy to train whoever replaces me. Today she asked when I expected to start the new job. I told her again, like I’ve been doing, that I expect to start February or March. She said she can’t afford to pay us both to be up there. She then proceeds to fire me. Told me…