My dear fellow worker,
What if we all withheld our labour?
Would not we halt the slave mill to a complete stop?
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My dear fellow worker,
We are asking for a better pay and better working conditions.
We are not asking for a trip to the Bahamas or Cape Town!
We make these people all that money
And all we get in return from them is scorn, laughable wages, getting fired on the spot and endless threats for insubordination.
Is this why you and I leave our beds in the wee hours of the night to go to work?
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If we all chose to withhold our labour,
Would we be listened to and respected as we ought to?
Would we be cherished as people that are actually important?
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– What If We All Withheld Our Labour? –