Strikes are not mass resignations, which are the workers' right. Strikes are an attempt to punish employers and customers by temporary mass leavings, combined with violence or the threat of violence directed at "scabs," people who would like to be workers at the prevailing wage. Thus the strike is entirely illegitimate. Of course, union coercion is backed by state coercion.

So now the UAW, one of the most-rotten of US unions, is striking against GM, complete with typical pro-union press coverage. It all reminds me of the ancient fable of the turtle giving a ride across the river to the scorpion, who then stings the turtle to death, so the scorpion dies as well.