Use When
Firms bankroll voting disinformation, refuse fleet maintenance and logistics.
Companies use kickbacks or pay-to-play schemes, decline deliveries, and onsite support.
Outlets finance post-election interference or vote-buying fronts.
Instructions
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Map target companies’ spending and contracts using primary documents and worker committees.
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Onboard mechanics, drivers, and tech staff via trusted internal networks.
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Create a viewpoint-neutral service-integrity policy vetted for labor and contract law.
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Send clients a joint notice detailing specific breaches and required remedy timelines.
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Set a refusal window with dispatch scripts, picket plans, and media FAQs.
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Stop nonessential services and redirect business toward a pre-approved "switch list."
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Track interactions and halted funding on a public dashboard for maximum pressure.
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Provide legal hotlines, union backing, and mutual-aid funds to protect all workers.
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Resume service only after independent verification confirms the client met all benchmarks.
Historic Parallels
- South Africa, 1980s, union-led service refusals helped isolate apartheid-aligned firms and advanced reform.
- Poland, 1981–1989, solidarity workers limited services to regime entities, raising negotiation pressure.
- United States, 1960s, labor-aligned selective patronage reinforced civil-rights boycotts and policy shifts.
South Africa, 1980s, union-led service refusals helped isolate apartheid-aligned firms and advanced reform.Modern Examples
- Mechanics collectively decline servicing a corporation’s vehicle fleet for one week, posting a neutral, evidence-linked refusal notice.
- Regional courier crews decline nonessential routes to a sponsor of anti-democracy PACs; dispatch auto-replies include a reform checklist.
- MSP/IT technicians pause elective projects for a client funding disinformation, offering re-engagement after verifiable policy changes.
Participants
Individual
Yes
20–200 workers per region (mechanics, drivers, techs) coordinated by a committee with legal, comms, dispatch, and safety marshals; solidarity from allied shops amplifies impact.
Helpful Materials
- Service-integrity policy template
- Refusal scripts
- Evidence folder with citations
- Remediation checklist
References
Use of Action Playbook educational materials must adhere with Unruled Masses’ Terms of Service.
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