Meanwhile in Russia

[relayerbob]

In Nizhnekamsk, Russia, workers at the Hemont plant staged a spontaneous strike.

[onethatcares]

1. jeebuss, that takes balls

big ones.

Ya know what?

We can make the oli's pay attention if we band together. YOU KNOW, LIKE A UNION.

[underpants]

2. Huge ones

[11 Bravo]

11. Ovaries, too. (I'm pretty sure those weren't all men.)

[SheltieLover]

14. +1,000!

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. De Ja Fucking Vu.

Early 80's all over again. Except this time it's fighting a tyrant with a delusion. Sorry, Vlad - no want's your vision of a new Soviet Union. Why would they?

[pecosbob]

4. All indications are they struck because they didn't get paid...not striking in sympathy with Ukraine

Still...requires brass balls.

[PortTack]

5. This is just the beginning of workers not being paid in Russia

[pecosbob]

7. Probably so.

[uponit7771]

10. +1, at BEST RU is funds till the end of the month after that they're economy is closer to NK than SK

[SheltieLover]

15. Yup!

Paycheck worth nothing!

[Sanity Claws]

9. Military and military suppliers will also not be paid

Let's hope we see some spontaneous strikes from them too.

[SheltieLover]

16. Absolutely!

[relayerbob]

19. Even if they get a paycheck, the money is worthless

[relayerbob]

6. Getting paid in Monopoly money isn't fun

[58Sunliner]

8. Brave. Good for them.

[Brother Buzz]

13. What does the Hemont plant produce?

[SheltieLover]

17. Good question!

Did a quick search & came up empty.

[relayerbob]

21. See the other answer here

It's Gemond in Russian

[SheltieLover]

22. Ty!

[relayerbob]

18. In Russian its Gemond

And they make chemicals and similar large scale industrial products and projects

[Brother Buzz]

20. Ah, that busted it open - Thanks

Here's my walkaway:

Turkish workers at the Gemont factory in Russia's Tatarstan region have protested that their U.S.-dollar pegged salaries are being paid using an exchange rate from before the ruble plunged in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

[Hortensis]

23. Okay, right. And as Brother Buzz indicates. Pay strike. Fine!

Hope others follow suit.

"Gemont is a Turkish company that produces construction materials and pipes and has been operating in Russia since 2014 in partnership with Russian energy companies, including the state energy giant Gazprom."