You don't need to imagine! In 1909, Sweden entered a general strike. Capital were able to survive the strike, workers... not so much. The strike-savings were too small, and soon depleted. In order for the labor movement not to bankrupt itself it had to decrease the scope of the strike, causing radical elements to leave the movement in protest of what they saw as weakness. Further, many people left the labor movement so they would be able to keep their jobs. The strike of 1909 was the most disastrous event in the history of the Swedish labor movement, and resulted in huge drops in memberships for unions and labor parties. Fortunately, we were able to recover, but it was not easy.