Kansas City Playlist: Strike Culture Rises

Tonight we consider this moment in time . . .

STRIKE CULTURE GRIPS THE NATION AS AMERICAN CLASS DIFFERENCES WORSEN!!!

Don't worry . . . If you're reading this blog tonight . . . You're on the losing side and not as rich as you'd imagine yourself . . . But it's nice to be grateful no matter circumstances. 

Let's start with a local & national glimpse at American labor rhetoric taking hold as bank accounts start to dwindle, the economy struggles to stay out of recession and a government shut down threatens to makes things even worse . . .

Union members describe life on strike ahead of possible Kansas City UAW strike

As United Autoworkers at the Ford and GM plants here in the KC metro prepare for a potential strike in the coming days, KSHB41 spoke to union members in other trades about life on strike.

'Trying to set the example': Wentzville GM strike enters its second week * Missouri Independent

The 3,700 union-represented workers at General Motors in Wentzville were among the first groups selected to strike last week.

GM, Stellantis dealers and customers face dwindling parts as UAW strike expands

Selling and installing parts is one of the most vulnerable parts of the auto business. The strategy of choking parts delivery increases problems for some dealers who say it was already difficult to source some components.

WGA strike: Writers Guild and Hollywood studios in 'final phase' of negotiations | CNN Business

The striking writers and Hollywood studios are in the "final phase" of negotiations and hope to strike a deal to end the historic work stoppage that has paralyzed the entertainment industry by the end of the weekend, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Kaiser Permanente Workers Threaten What Would Be Largest Ever US Health Care Strike

More than 75,000 healthcare workers could strike across five states and Washington, DC

Accordingly . . . 

LABOR STRIKES AGAINST CORPORATE OWNERS ARE THE 2023 HOTNESS!!!

That's not a news but something that of our readers have trouble coming to grips with . . . 

Sadly . . . 

AMID AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX GLOBAL ECONOMY, THERE'S A VERY REAL RISK THAT WORKERS ARE PROTESTING THEMSELVES RIGHT OUT OF A JORB!!!

And given rising AI tech . . . Good jorbs are getting harder to find.

In our humble opinion . . . Strikes make a great threats but really represent nothing more than missed opportunities at collaboration, partnership and trust.

Meanwhile . . . We want to highlight one truism in the modern era . . . 

STRIKES ALWAYS HURT WORKERS MORE THAN CORPORATIONS!!!

The longer they go on . . . The more hardships plebs take on . . . That's not bias but merely a fact of capitalism that's built into the system in order to preserve the status quo . . . A feature, not a bug.

In our current media landscape . . . The public quickly loses interest and work can be outsourced and/or moved around the globe . . . Forgive our skepticism but the history of humanity has shown us a truism: 

Money always wins. 

Don't gloat . . . This fact of life ALWAYS works against individuals. 

Still . . . 

We can't predict the future and don't know how this thing will work out.

We won't spread pessimism inasmuch as life/love is also losing game but still ALWAYS worth playing till the bitter end. 

And all of this inspires another strike, labor & love TKC playlist for tonight . . .

We start with a smooth yet bittersweet song from the campy depths of the Yacht Rock catalog . . .

We can only hope that our 2nd favorite Bob Seger song gives meaning to the struggle . . .

Rather than play Beck's classic loser anthem again . . . The song is a bit more relevant and might speak to the millennial mindset on rigged games.

Quick commercial break and a classic tune about about love lost from the world's first super group . . .

Finally, long lost singer Amy Winehouse captures the spirit of the moment going into Winter & election season that's clearly going to take its toll on every American.

As always, thanks for reading this week and have a safe & fun Saturday night.