Luddites

Not all workers in the Gennies blindly accept the urging of GenTV to be content with their lot. A few develop a notion of social injustice despite the best efforts of their overseers. Groups of Luddites meet in secret to plot raids and sabotage attempts on the plants, always aware that just thinking of causing harm to the machinery would be enough to bring the death penalty on their heads.

There is never a shortage of workers and the operation of the machines must not be interrupted so outworld discipline is severe in dealing with Luddites. Some workers have formed gangs and gone into the wilderness, launching daring raids on installations across outworld. Few would dare attack a Genny itself, but the network of cables carrying the precious power across the wasteland to inworld consumers is vulnerable to sabotage, as are the numerous substations along the way. Few raids are successful, but the resistance brings hope to ever more workers and a greater desire in the minds of the plant managers to crush their efforts.

Luddites are an ill-equipped rabble at best, though some occasionally receive covert visits from ReFrat agents who donate sophisticated equipment along with the suggestion that the Luddites turn their attention to rival Reprocessing plants.

Ironically, their upbringing around the machinery gives many Luddites an expert eye on working with mechanisms and they can find good employment as mechanics in Trash Runner gangs if they are willing to lay down their hatred for the establishment.