I have noticed talk all over of General Strikes. I thought folks might appreciate a bit of reading on the subject
Lucy Parsons: The General Strike: The Strike of the Future (1905)
William Trautmann: The General Strike (1912)
The General Strike that didn’t happen: a report on the activity of the IWW in Wisconsin
Tim Acott: Think it Over (2011)
Obviously I am a fan of Recomposition Blog. 
The people who write for this site are all on-the-ground workplace organziers with the IWW, most (all?) of them have many years of experience organizing radical, direct-action, democratic unions.
I’m also going to say that if you are serious about organizing any kind of job action, you would do well to gt in touch with the IWW Branch nearest you. In most places the IWW is one of, if not the only, organization doing this kind of organizing. The IWW runs “Workplace Organizing 101″ trainings which are said to best the best in NA. Also it is one of the only unions which does not immediately seek certification votes upon organizing.
That’s a whole separate topic, but the short of it is this: in most jurisdictions certified unions, union leaders and/or workers can be fined (BIG money) or jailed for participating in (or even advocating) any job action which does not follow some very specific rules. And I guarantee you the General Strike is outside those rules (look up your local laws re “double picketing”). This is why at the end of the day the leadership of trade unions will be very reluctant to endorse or assist in any way. I read a couple of articles recently that discussed this point:
No strike clauses hold back unions
West Coast Port Shutdown Sparks Heated Debate between Unions, Occupy
So if you want to organize anything like this, you have to go to the base. Which is difficult, I’m not going to lie. But realistically it’s the only choice we have.
Anyway if anyone else has any good resources to add I’m sure they would be welcome. There seems to be a tremendous amount of interest in this. Which is wonderful, frankly.
