Refusal of marital duty and other strange and funny strikes from around the world (10 photos)

People fight for their rights in different ways. A simple and proven method is a strike. But it can also be very unusual.





There is a term “Italian strike” - this is when employees begin to work strictly according to their job description. And the company stops because working like this becomes unbearable. Well, the management cannot show them anything.



This method was tested in Sweden, in the town of Vagerydd. There, bus drivers were prohibited from going to work in shorts and were told the permitted dress code was trousers, a skirt, a shirt and a jacket. And the next day all the drivers went out to work in skirts.





In 1973, astronauts went on strike at the American space station Skylab. They demanded that the leadership on Earth reduce the amount of work and cut off communications for 24 hours. A day later it resumed and all the wishes of the astronauts were taken into account.



In the United States, a prison bus driver was transporting prisoners and did not have time to reach his destination during the working day. He looked at his watch, saw that the time was up and simply abandoned the car with people right on the road. There were 40 people on the bus, and they sat and waited patiently for three hours for the new driver to arrive.



In 2002, a wave of popular outrage arose in Venezuela due to the actions of the government. Then about 80% of enterprises in the country went on strike. People had nothing to do and they were busy with sex. For the period from December 2, 2002 to February 2, 2003, Venezuela took third place in the world in sales of Viagra.



In Vsevolzhsk, the management of the Ford plant decided to lay off a significant number of workers. They did not agree with this and began to go en masse to donor centers, donate blood and receive a legal day off. One team replaced another and everyone received time off. The conveyor stopped and top managers were forced to make concessions.



In 1945, elevator operators went on strike in the United States. Then in each unit there was a special person who pressed the buttons. While the elevator operators refused to go to work, people, willy-nilly, learned to independently press the button for the floor they needed. And when the strike ended, all the elevator operators were fired, and the profession ceased to exist.



Builders in Milan staged a “hard hat” strike. They were unhappy with the local authorities, so they came to the monument to the artist Maurizio Cattelan and lined the entire area with helmets. They paid attention and listened to their demands.



Strikes also happen in the virtual world. The company's employees found her office in the metaverse and gathered in front of the entrance with signs saying “I have the right to vote.” It was impossible to find out who exactly came to the strike and management - there were more than 1,800 employees. Therefore, they made concessions, and tried to quickly hush up the matter.



Well, the main strike is from Colombia. Where sultry women from the city of Barbacoas refused to fulfill their marital duty until the men repaired the road to the neighboring village. Even the mayor's wife took part in the strike. But the men turned out to be quite resilient and remained strong for 112 days. Then, of course, they gave up and started repairing the road.