Funds for Hardship

While some people say 'I can't afford to strike' as an excuse for scabbing, others genuinely struggle with the loss of pay. Unions should organise hardship funds so that members can claim some financial help.
But while the unions officially have these funds (in RMT's case, we pay into it from our subs each month), they are usually loathe to pay out to strikers. So rank-and-file members and branches should set up our own hardship funds. We will get donations from supporters, we can hold fundraising events, and people lucky enough to have the strikes fall on their rest days or leave can put their hands in their pockets to help out workmates.
The point of industrial action is not to make a glorious sacrifices - it is to win. And if helping people out helps us to do that - then let's go for it.