Sadly true . But it ' s unfair . Having a Y chromose shouldn ' t make your emotions less valid . But . An ugly woman might get less sympathy than a pretty one . And maybe , a good looking guy might get less sympathy than an ugly woman . But idk . Kinda thinking out loud . <| sep |> Getting back to topic it ' s actually quite likely that a sudden strike occurred , given they were all at will employed . When you are at will striking is just quitting in the hopes of getting a better employment deal or to right some perceived wrong . That ' s it . The reason why there is a difference in phrasing between striking and quitting is because striking implies multiple people quitting at the same time . There aren ' t laws that say an employer is not allowed to replace striking workers . It ' s just usually not feasible to do so on the timeline necessary for good work to continue . Back to the point again if this wasn ' t coordinated by some daycare workers of America union , then no notice is extremely likely if the problem is over something other than money .