INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Without any wages, your striking employees might soon lose enthusiasm for the strike. Cushion the blowand maintain union solidarityby building a strike fund as soon as possible. You should set aside a portion of your dues to build up the strike fund. You might also need to request additional payment above and beyond the regular dues to build the fund. A strike costs money, and you need some general idea of your expenses before you pull the trigger and strike. Consider the costs of the following: food, health care, and transportation assistance to strikers legal expenses printing expenses publicity, such as maintaining a website Some workers might have trouble buying food for their families. Help them out by contacting food banks. Also consider creating your own food bank. Ask other employees to contribute food to the bank, and invite strikers in need to help themselves. Without health insurance, strikers and their families might be denied the medical care they need. Contact doctors and health clinics. Ask strikers if anyone knows of a doctor who might be sympathetic to your cause and send sick strikers to them. Strikers might not be able to make their rent payments. Coordinate with a legal aid clinic to draft a template employees can use. The letter should explain the strike and ask if the landlord can give their tenants a break during the strike. If your strike fund is large enough, you can help renters by paying their rent. If a strike lasts longer than a couple weeks, you should pay for bus far and other transportation costs. You want the strikers to show up at the picket line.

SUMMARY: Build a strike fund. Create a budget. Coordinate with food banks. Arrange health care. Create a form letter for renters. Pay for bus fare and other transportation.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Start by adding 1 cup (240mL) of water to create a liquid base in the pan. Then mix in 1 cups (345 g) of granulated sugar and the juice from half of a lemon. Do this over a medium-high heat, and continuously stir the mixture to keep the sugar from burning.

SUMMARY:
Bring the sugar, water, and lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan.